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Beemine Lab: Nurturing the fast-growing CBD cosmetics market

  • Spain
  • 4 min read
  • Sep 11, 2020
  • By Emanuela Ferraro

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The first biotech company in Spain to produce CBD-rich cosmetics, The Beemine Lab is in a market poised to reach nearly $1bn by 2024, or 10% of the total skincare market

The synergy between bees and marijuana has been a groundbreaking discovery for Telmo Güell. Passionate about traditional beekeeping, he figured out that bees are able to pollinate cannabis plants without being intoxicated, as they cannot synthesize cannabinoids. This inspired Güell to found The Beemine Lab, which mixes non-psychoactive extracts of Cannabis Sativa L with traditional honey remedies to support sustainable beekeeping and create EU-certified cosmetics. 
Among the myriad molecules that compose the cannabis plant, the best known are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and ca...

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